Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

Aight mateys today is the last day of the Mario 35 campaign. Personally I’m perfectly fine with what Nintendo’s doing, because they’ve been clear about it from the start. Plus, I prefer Zelda to Mario, so I’d like to get the real celebrations started!!

Bring it Zelda fans. We rise for this occasion.

@TheJGG
I don't like the way Nintendo treat 3D All Stars with limited time, i have to buy the game in physical on early March 2021 as my last chance to get them and updated the game before too late.
Even i already have the game, i still neglect it for some reasons, maybe not impressed by Mario Sunshine FLUDD control schemes and still thinking twice to play Mario Galaxy again after finished my Wii version several months ago.
Btw, by the time Mario 35th anniversary ended, it will be my celebration of BEMANI PS2 games at home.

I don't expect much other than Skyward Sword "HD" for Zelda's anniversary.

I bought it on Day 1, and would have honestly done so regardless of the limited availability.

It's a small game as well, clocking in at 4.7GB, so it was easy to make the choice to buy a digital copy.

@VoidofLight My brain agrees but my heart doesn't.

@TheJGG Yeah, they did say that right at the Mario 35th anniversary direct. Still not a fan of that decision though (especially with 3D All-Stars since this is the first time Super Mario Sunshine has been rereleased), and they gave a pretty half-hearted reason for it. It kind of hurts Nintendo themselves in the long run too, at least in the sense that they ain't gonna be making cash out of 3D All-Stars anymore, starting next month. Maybe they'll bring back that and SMB 35 at a later date, or improve on them in some way, but no one knows for sure. IIRC, Super Mario All-Stars on the Wii was limited-time as well, then they brought it back as part of their Nintendo Selects line later on.

With that said, I got 3D All-Stars when it came out as well, and that's because I love the Mario series and I wanted a 3D Mario collection since the rumors started popping up! It was cool of them to have that and 3D World for Switch for sure (and those sweet, SWEET pins), and I'm happy to have a lot of my favorite Mario adventures on my Switch...even though they made 3DAS time limited and there's no Galaxy 2.

@Anti-Matter Didn't you say you had trouble with the final Bowser fight in Super Mario Galaxy? You could just go for the easy stars and be done with it, if you really want to. Also, just some friendly advice, you may want to give Super Mario 64 a try to get more bang for your buck. It does have some signs of aging, yeah, but it's still a very good game and it's one of my childhood favorites. It's totally your call though.

@Tyranexx Bee Mario looks cute too. Shifting gears a notch, you have a favorite Mario power-up? It's a bit hard for me to pick a favorite, but I think I would go for Cat Mario. Not only does he look adorable as a cat, but I also like how he can climb up walls, and his diving pounce is cool too! Oh, and I like how he says "Meow!" when you finish a level with him. I like Fire Mario, Tanooki Mario (from SMB3), and Cape Mario too.

@MarioLover92 It was a much easier choice to get the collection for me because I'd only played Super Mario 64 DS back in 2010. I'd never touched Sunshine or Galaxy until I got it. Decent value in that but the collection work is so shoddy it doesn't quite justify the price if you've played two of the games already.

I got a pin for myself when I bought Persona 5 Strikers. I got some sweet digital content (bonus artbook, entire game soundtrack and a 70-minute documentary on the game's music) plus a Joker pin. I wear it every day now and every once in a while someone'll ask me what it is!

@Snatcher In all my years I have only ignored one user and that was mainly on behalf of a mod. I believe I have said before who it is but you can probably figure it out. Quite honestly I am surprised the user hasn't been banned yet, but it is what it is.

@MarioLover92
For Mario 64, i think i prefer the NDS version with more characters to play and better 3D polygon in 240p.
But, i'm not in the mood to play 3D Mario games at the moment.
My hype currently is on BEMANI PS2 games that i will get on this week.
You know that i am a Rhythm gamer here.

Oh, tomorrow 1 April 2021 will be my 3rd Anniversary of PS4 Slim White 500 GB purchase day (i bought PS4 machine on 1 April 2018).

@Tasuki Half of me wishes there was a DM-esque feature here so I could ask in private. I'll find out... maybe.... eh.

@TheJGG Well, it is pretty bare-bones as a collection, as most of it is just the three games in their original format. (SM64 is the version that had Rumble Pak support, which was Japan-only. Other than that, it's pretty much the same.) The only bonus features it has are the soundtracks for the three included games. All the games play just like they were in their original consoles, and it is cool to see all of them being upscaled. Super Mario Sunshine benefits the most from that.

Oh that's cool you got the pin and all that digital content for Persona 5 Strikers. Always wanted to get more into the Persona games, especially since people have been raving about P5 when it originally came out.

I have 5 ignored. Infuriating people are not worth my time.

I know at least one of them still posts here (and is the one I distinctly remember ignoring) and I hope they've become less insufferable and stubborn in the past 2 1/2 years.

@MarioLover92 Do it, do it, do it.

The soundtracks add little to the experience. If you could turn off the screen like in Super Smash Bros Ultimate maybe.

I'm broke at the moment because I finally decided to buy Tomb Raider: Survival Edition... so I'll have to enjoy the games I have now for a month.

@Anti-Matter Yeah, the DS version has more Power Stars to get, there's more playable characters, and it has better graphics than the N64 original. I went ahead and got all the stars in the DS version around a decade ago, too. I like the controls in the original version better though. There's actual 360-degree movement here, unlike with the DS's control pad. You would need to use the touch screen to have analog movement. No worries if you're not in a Mario mood, enjoy your Bemani games.

@TheJGG I think you can do that actually, leaving the music playing while your Switch is in sleep mode. I haven't tested it yet, but I'll let you know. Yeah I'm gonna try not to buy too many games either, lol. I have a ton of them to begin with!

@ThanosReXXX Thank you for:

https://www.retrogames.co.uk/
https://consolepassion.co.uk/
https://www.consolemad.co.uk/

Actually I spent some time looking for those in your initial post and I found them yesterday but unfortunately one of them is closed because of Covid and the other 2 do not have the games I want

@Tasuki From what I heard I think he was banned once.

@Tasuki Does his name start with "A" and is a regular here?

If that is the case he was banned several times here because of violent outbursts

@Zuljaras What savagery! Go back to the wilderness!

@TheJGG But I like it here

@Zuljaras You may as well be a Charizard because you're spitting straight fire.

@TheJGG Haha Still pointing out facts!